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Load Planner (Road Freight) – Fixed-Term

How2Apply Talent Network

Tembisa, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 hour ago

Full-time Driving & Transport

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Job Description

Get off the road and into the control office at a courier operations centre in Tembisa. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Tembisa, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

What your day looks like

Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
Update customers on delivery times and delays
Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
Phone drivers when trucks stop too long or go off-route
Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system

What you need

Matric
Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
Good with Excel and email
Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
Knowledge of South African road freight regulations

On offer

Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
Training on the fleet and tracking systems
Office-based work with a steady roster

Applying, step by step

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Keep copies of these ready to send: matric certificate and ID plus a CV showing the size of fleet you worked with.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 9 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Tembisa; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Tips to get shortlisted

Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.
Mention the tracking and Excel skills you have. Bring an example report if you are allowed to share one.